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  • Workplace wellness programs aim to improve employee health and reduce healthcare costs.
  • The effectiveness of financial incentives in driving health behaviors within these programs is an area of ongoing investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of financial incentives on the utilization of preventive care services within workplace wellness programs.
  • To determine if financial incentives enhance employee engagement in specific health-promoting actions.

Main Methods:

  • A natural experiment design involving 39 employers over 3 years.
  • Multivariate regression analysis of employee and dependent health insurance data.
  • Comparison of preventive care utilization before and after the introduction of financial incentives for specific health actions.

Main Results:

  • Financial incentives significantly increased annual preventive visits (+7.7 pp), cholesterol testing (+7.9 pp), and fasting blood sugar testing (+7.1 pp).
  • These increases represent substantial improvements of 21%–29% over baseline rates.
  • Modest increases were observed for mammograms (+2.7 pp) and colorectal cancer screening (+2.2 pp), with no significant impact on cervical cancer screening.

Conclusions:

  • The integration of financial incentives into workplace wellness programs demonstrably enhances the uptake of selected preventive care services.
  • Incentives show a stronger effect on routine preventive visits and screenings compared to certain cancer screenings.